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15 Feb 2023
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Grand Ambitions in the Great Plains

Photo credits: Meghan Kenny and Jonas Lee Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on Spotify More Skydeck episodes Meghan Kenny: Our prototype is called Hobbes. All of our major pieces of equipment are named after cartoon characters. Hobbes's predecessor is actually named... View Details

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Luc Sirois

for children with cystic fibrosis that teaches them skills to deal with their daily treatment regimens. The pace is scrappy and the conversation engaging. Since launching in 2012, HH hackathons have been held in major cities around the world, with early-2015 events... View Details

Keywords: Health Care; Technology; Nonprofit / Government

24 May 2023
Blog Post

Get to Know Class Day Speaker Adán Acevedo

View Video Adán Acevedo (MBA 2023) has been selected as the student speaker for Harvard Business School’s (HBS) Class Day celebration, held this year on Wednesday, May 24. Class Day honors graduating students and typically takes place on... View Details

30 May 2016
Blog Post

Meet the HBS Sound Society

had some pretty big names on campus — artists like The Chainsmokers and Alison Wonderland. We spoke with them about the business of being a musician, how digital technology was impacting how they make money and communicate with fans, how... View Details

15 Nov 2001
Research & Ideas

Five Questions for Paul Gompers and Josh Lerner

companies have been financed during previous downturns in the venture capital market. Entrepreneurs should not necessarily abandon all hope. Venture capitalists still have many, many billions to invest, so well crafted business View Details

Keywords: by Carol Elsen; Financial Services

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What We Do | Research Associates

a demanding, satisfying process, resulting in academically rigorous products that have the power to change business practice and thought across sectors and industries. As a Research Associate (RA), you may collaborate with faculty on an... View Details

01 Jan 2005
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Rahul Bajaj, MBA 1964

socialist state, a land of overarching regulation rather than of opportunity. "As a result, there was no entrepreneurship, and businesses couldn't do a thing without government approval," recalls Rahul Bajaj, a member of one of India's... View Details

23 Apr 2014
HBS Case

Are Electronic Cigarettes a Public Good or Health Hazard?

the amount of nicotine they inhale, gradually weaning themselves off their addiction if they choose. “The value proposition of e-cigarettes is clear” "The value proposition of e-cigarettes is clear," says John A. Quelch, Charles Edward Wilson Professor of... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Food & Beverage; Advertising

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Marcela Sapone

For Marcela Sapone, 2014 was a good year. The fast-rising entrepreneur not only graduated from Harvard Business School, but Boston-based Alfred, the venture she and her classmate Jessica Beck launched a year earlier, won both the... View Details

14 Apr 2022
Blog Post

Trust the Process, and Trust Yourself Even More: Interview with Wellness and Empowerment Leader, Dilan Gomih (MBA 2019)

another shot and afterward immediately felt how exercise improved her productivity and mindset. Gomih was hooked and started quickly introducing lifestyle changes to make fitness and wellness central to her life. Business School,... View Details

22 Jul 2014
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First Look: July 22

improving resource efficiency, optimizing care over the complete care cycle, and planning and budgeting of resource capacity. It also mentions that TDABC enhances quality of care and clinical outcomes while reducing healthcare costs.... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

14 Jul 2008
Research & Ideas

HBS Cases: Reforming New Orleans Schools After Katrina

school system—and to take action to improve it. There has been much work to do, as Harvard Business School's Stacey Childress details in two case studies. According to Childress, "The New Orleans public school district was already in... View Details

Keywords: by Sarah Jane Gilbert; Education

12 Jul 2010
Research & Ideas

Rocket Science Retailing: A Practical Guide

The New Science of Retailing: How Analytics Are Transforming the Supply Chain and Improving Performance (Harvard Business Press). As a practical guide, The New Science of Retailing helps retailers mine their sales data to identify and... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Retail; Auto

21 Dec 2021
Blog Post

Leading with Creative Problem Solving: Ron Kurtz (MBA 1967) - Recruiting

activities. I felt that product design and pricing were important determinants of success. It was a function that provided the opportunity to be involved in the whole marketing process. To build my management skills and set myself on a path toward executive-level... View Details

17 Nov 2009
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First Look: Nov. 17

with a dominant platform that earns more than under compatibility. We also find that incompatibility generates larger total welfare than compatibility when horizontal differences between platforms are small. Download the paper:... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

24 Sep 2012
Research & Ideas

Why Do We Tax?

Lawmakers, following public opinion rather than scholars' theories, have put in place very little tagging. Does this mean it's time to bury the Utilitarian approach? Not quite, says economist Matthew C. Weinzierl. The Harvard Business... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Legal Services

20 Nov 2006
Research & Ideas

Open Source Science: A New Model for Innovation

scientific problem solving? Yes, and it comes from an unexpected and unrelated corner of the universe: open source software development. That's the view of Karim R. Lakhani, an assistant professor at Harvard Business School with an... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

07 Sep 2021
News

Increasing Access and Expanding Opportunity

impact in business and society. This effort is amplified by HBS’s Racial Equity Plan, which calls for the School to attract additional Black talent to all parts of the community and that has, in turn, inspired new efforts by the MBA... View Details

Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie

05 May 2015
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First Look: May 5

business and technology-related elements. It addresses the limitations of prior work, in that it i) is based upon the actual architecture "in-use" as opposed to planned or "idealized"... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

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